Session Initiation Protocol is used widely for the setup, teardown and management of VoIP calls. Much of its functionality is related to the setup of calls, as its name implies. Part of this setup ...

Have you received a phone call with the words “VoIP caller” in the caller ID? If you’re scratching your head wondering what VoIP caller means, Forbes Advisor has the answers. Instead of calling ...

That's 3com's NBX V3000 VoIP switch on the left, and a switch based on open-source Asterisk on the right. I made that canvass as a result of reading a post by Paul Ryan, the ITXtreme columnist for ...

When it comes to VoIP vs landline systems, VoIP systems have some clear advantages and will be able to meet the needs of a bigger selection of businesses. Not only do VoIP systems offer more calling ...

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While still just a trickle, early defectors to voice over IP (VoIP) represent the vanguard in a trend that some analysts believe could soon roil the communications industry. Independent VoIP providers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The popular smartphone caller ID app Truecaller was updated yesterday on Windows Phone. This new ...

Following up on the VoIP quality issues that we discussed in last week’s newsletter, this week we’d like to take a deeper dive into some of the possible problems that can make VoIP call quality ...

The softswitches that route VOIP calls get caller ID info off the PSTN (public switched telephone network), but they dont play by the PSTNs FCC-mandated rules. Those rules and switching protocols make ...

Thanks to cheaper Internet phone dialing, Labatt Brewery was able to offer a free long-distance phone service to thousands of residents of Ontario, Canada. There was just one catch: every time any of ...

Internet phone providers have won the first round in a clash with state regulators, providing needed momentum for the upstart industry. In ruling from the bench late Tuesday, Minneapolis federal Judge ...